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Egypt Press – June 14
Published in Youm7 on 14 - 06 - 2011

Egypt's press today focused on the case of the Israeli spy who met with religious scholars and told them he was ready to convert to Islam. The press also covered the kidnapping of nursing exams by unknown armed masked people in Arish.
Youm7
Youm7 reported the Egyptian Guantanamo detainee Adel Fathi Ali el-Gazzar arrived Cairo on an Austrian plane. Al-Gazar is confined to wheelchair as he lost one of his legs. He asked to see his family in the International Cairo Airport. Al-Gazar will be imprisoned for three years as he is accused of case of militant activities.
As for the Israeli spy case, the investigations revealed that Ilan Grapel entered Egypt with a fake passport as a he foreign reporter. A group of foreign reporters were waiting for him in Cairo Airport.
Al-Ahram
The Arab League is expected to propose a draft resolution aiming to suspend Syria's membership. The draft resolution is a signal of the League's opposition to the violence used against citizens calling for change and reform.
Al-Ahram exclusively revealed new information on the Israeli spy case. The paper said the accused was inciting violence between the people and military forces in Tahrir Square and al-Azhar Mosque. He also met with foreign figures in the Jewish temple in al-Adly Street, Cairo, and visited the Jewish community in Alexandria. Grapel intended to travel to Libya through the Egypt-Libya border.
AL-Akhbar:
A Ministry of Health car was kidnapped in Arish, South Sinai. The car held nursing diploma exams. Unknown armed masked group stole the exams papers.
The Ministry of Manpower announced a list of Egyptian laborers who deserve yellow remittances. The laborers were forced to leave Iraq due to the Second World War. The list includes 1,790 workers. Each one should receive $2,500.
Al-Wafd:
Egyptian Minister of Tourism Munir Fakhry Abdel Nour met with Minister of Awqaf Abdullah el-Husseini to discuss mosque Imams' role on the awareness of tourism revival and creating new jobs for youth.
Al-Masry Al-Youm:
Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf ratified the decision of allocating 150 million EGP to develop pension funds and shanty towns in 27 governorates, independent newspaper Al-Masry Al-Youm said.
The Democratic Front Party agreed to band together with ‘Our Egypt' Party, which is under construction, to run for the upcoming parliamentary election.
Al-Dostor:
Sufi demonstrators continue their two-month sit-in in el-Hussein square. They called for sacking the chairman of the supreme council of Sufism, Abdel-Hadi el-Quseiby.
Power plant engineers decided to suspend their sit-in and give the Ministry of Power one week to meet demonstrators' demands. They called for receiving the accumulated bonuses.
Al-Shorouq:
The fatwa and legislation department of the Ministry of Justice prepared a bill criminalizing discrimination.
A delegation of National Association for Change meets Tuesday with PM Sharaf. The delegation will deliver a letter calling upon Sharaf to take opinions of the high constitutional court and Fatwa and legislation committee on the constitution crisis.
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Al- Gomhorreya:
Imprisoned Minister of Finance Yousef Botrous Ghali will be prosecuted on stealing 435 billion EGP of citizens' pensions to use them in the state's budget deficit and the stock exchange. He is also accused of adding 500 million EGP of social insurance funds to the stock markets.
Egyptian consul in Switzerland said the Swiss government did not receive any Egyptian request to extradite escapee tycoon businessman Hussein Salem.
Illicit Gain Authority investigated former Minister f Housing Ibrahim Suleiman on wasting around 18 million EGP of the public money. He had allocated 1000 meters to establish two villas in Marina for Alaa Mubarak's wife. He sold her the two villas in very cheap price.


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